WEST VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. The Perseids show up every year in August when Earth ventures through trails of debris left behind by an ancient[Read More…]
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NOAA Establishes International Marine Mammal Bycatch Criteria for U.S. Imports
Fish and fish products must meet protection standards comparable to the U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. Nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States will have to meet fishing standards for protecting marine mammals equal to those American fishermen follow, under a final rule published yesterday by NOAA[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on DEA’s Decision Not to Reschedule Marijuana
Portland, OR. –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the announcement from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that the U.S. will affirm its prohibition on medical marijuana. “Today’s announcement from the DEA is a huge disappointment to people in the 27 jurisdictions across the[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Federal Law ‘Behind the Times’ with DEA Decision Not to Reschedule Marijuana
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. After the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced it would not reschedule marijuana from the most restrictive federal drug class, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement: “The DEA’s decision flies in the face of choices made freely by voters in Oregon and[Read More…]
Study: Frequent Marijuana Consumers Are Not More Likely To Access Health Care Services
Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Marijuana consumers do not access health care services at rates that are higher than non-users, according to data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin assessed the relationship between marijuana use and health care[Read More…]
Nigeria Reports First Polio Cases Since 2014, Highlighting Urgency of Immunization – UN Health Agency
Health workers vaccinating children against polio in Nigeria. Photo: IRIN/Aminu Abubakar NIGERIA–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2016 – After two children were paralyzed by polio in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the first cases of wild poliovirus in more than two years, the United Nations health agency today stressed the need to prioritize[Read More…]
University of Chicago Grad Student’s Discovery Could Enable Rapid Screening of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Unique process creates knotted chemical structures Graduate student Di Liu co-authored an article describing how to create tiny, knotted chemical structures that may provide a way to rapidly screen hundreds of chemicals for anti-cancer activity. Photo by: Joel Wintermantle CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016 By Carla Reiter It isn’t often that a[Read More…]
CDC Adds Cayman Islands to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Shares New Survey Data on Women’s Knowledge and Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Today, Planned Parenthood is sharing new national survey data showing that the vast majority of women do not know when or how often they should get screened for breast and cervical cancer — even if they think they do. The nationally representative survey from[Read More…]
NASA Climate Modeling Suggests Venus May Have Been Habitable
Observations suggest Venus may have had water oceans in its distant past. A land-ocean pattern like that above was used in a climate model to show how storm clouds could have shielded ancient Venus from strong sunlight and made the planet habitable. Credits: NASA NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Venus may[Read More…]
